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El Loa

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Country
  
Chile

Time zone
  
CLT (UTC-4)

Area
  
42,000 km²

Team
  
C.D. Cobreloa

Region
  
Antofagasta

Area code(s)
  
56 + 55

Capital
  
Calama

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Communes
  
Calama Ollagüe San Pedro de Atacama

Website
  
www.gobernacionloa.gov.cl

Points of interest
  
Lasana, Pukará de Quitor, El Tatio, Tulor, Aucanquilcha

Destinations
  
San Pedro de Atacama, Calama, Laguna Colorada, Ollagüe - Chile, Miscanti Lake

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El Loa Province (Spanish: Provincia El Loa) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). It is named after the longest of rivers in Chile, the Loa River. The provincial capital is Calama.

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Map of El Loa, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Geography and demography

According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 41,999.6 km2 (16,216 sq mi) and had a population of 142,686 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi). It is the sixth largest province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 14.9% (18,610 persons).

Communes

  • Calama (capital)
  • Ollagüe
  • San Pedro de Atacama
  • References

    El Loa Wikipedia